George Armstrong laments the replacement of the "wasp" with the "thing"

The Vespa scooter, which put the wheels under millions of Italians 40 years ago, is now part of history.

Vespa (wasp in Italian) will be replaced by "revolutionary" thing, or thing. Piaggio, the company that invented the Vespa Genoa, plans to unveil the Milan motorcycle show next month.

No photo newborn Piaggio were released, but "low style" a completely new brake and wider wheels are expected. Under Saddle Stitch is a camera button on the headset.

In the year of birth of the Vespa had only 150,000 cars before the war in the streets of Italy, the car or the one by inhabitants.Today 158, in capital there is a car for every two people.

in small Italian villages where girls and young women had learned to sit on the handlebars of your bike, the man who soon were forced to ride sidesaddle on the back of a Vespa. It is only for security reasons that arm had to be placed around the conductor size.

Italians under 30 today Vespa avoided unless they happen to be dressed in Armani and are on their way to work. The fastest, chromium loaded, two-wheelers, suitable Rambo or Ramba, are favored.
Perhaps because of this trend, the wasp is crushed and the thing, so hopefully become a thing of reality.